Report: Steve Bruno Scratched from UFC Fight Night 10

American Top Team’s Steve Bruno (11-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will have to wait for his Octagon debut. The UFC newcomer was slated to face Chad Reiner (13-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) next week at UFC Fight Night 10 but had to pull out of the fight due to injury, according to MMA on Tap.

A replacement for the undercard bout hasn’t been named.

Bruno, a former rescue swimmer for the U.S. Navy, was slated to face Reiner, a former member of the U.S. Marines Corps.

Bruno fights out of Florida with the acclaimed ATT camp. He suffered a torn rotator cuff while sparring in preparation for the fight.

With just seven days remaining until next week’s event, the UFC will have to scramble to find a replacement to face Reiner, who made his UFC debut with a unanimous-decision loss to Josh Burkman at UFC Fight Night 8 in January.

UFC Fight Night 10 airs on Spike TV on Tuesday, June 12 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. It’ll be the first of four major UFC events taking place in a four-week span.

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